High severity · published May 22, 2026
CVE-2026-45659
Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
RansomwareIn wildKEV
8.8
CVSS
80.2%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)80.2% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jul 1, 2026
Federal remediation dueJul 4, 2026
Ransomware campaign useKnown
Affected products
Which versions
SH
SharePoint · Microsoft
before 16.0.19725.20280; 2016; 2019 · source: NVD, KEV
MS
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 · Microsoft
16.0.0 before 16.0.5552.1002 · source: vendor
MS
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 · Microsoft
16.0.0 before 16.0.10417.20128 · source: vendor
MS
Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition · Microsoft
16.0.0 before 16.0.19725.20280 · source: vendor
In the news
VulnerabilityHigh
SharePoint RCE CVE-2026-45659 Added to CISA KEV After Active Exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a high-severity flaw impacting Microsoft SharePoint Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-45659 (CVSS score: 8.8), is a case of remote code execution arising from the deserialization of untrusted data. The issue
Jul 2, 2026·The Hacker News
VulnerabilityHigh
[CISA KEV] CVE-2026-45659: Microsoft SharePoint Server - Microsoft SharePoint Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
Microsoft SharePoint Server contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability which allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
SSSharePoint ServerCVE-2026-45659
Jul 1, 2026·CISA KEV
VulnerabilityCritical
Microsoft SharePoint Has a New RCE Flaw. If You Haven’t Patched Yet, Go Do That.
A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-45659, in Microsoft SharePoint can allow attackers to achieve remote code execution with little effort. Microsoft released security updates to patch a high-severity SharePoint vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-45659 (CVSS score of 8.8), that could allow remote code execution. The flaw does not require complex conditions for exploitation, making it a […]
May 27, 2026·Security Affairs
VulnerabilityHigh
Microsoft Patches SharePoint RCE Flaw CVE-2026-45659 Across Server Versions
Microsoft has rolled out updates to fix a remote code execution vulnerability impacting SharePoint that could be exploited by bad actors in attacks without requiring any specialized conditions to be met.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-45659, carries a CVSS score of 8.8. It has been assigned an important severity.
"Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows
May 26, 2026·The Hacker News
VulnerabilityHigh
High-severity SharePoint RCE bug patched by Microsoft (CVE-2026-45659)
Microsoft has released patches for a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-45659) in SharePoint that may be exploited in low-complexity attacks. It affects the SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, SharePoint Server 2019, and SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016. About CVE-2026-45659 CVE-2026-45659 stems from Shareoint deserializing untrusted data, and may be exploited by an authenticated attacker to execute code remotely on a vulnerable SharePoint Server instance – no user interaction required. “The attack complexity is Low (AC:L) because … More →
The post High-severity SharePoint RCE bug patched by Microsoft (CVE-2026-45659) appeared first on Help Net Security .
May 26, 2026·Help Net Security
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45659
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45659
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45659
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